“Only those with no memory insist on their originality.”

“Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.”

“Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.”

“Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.”

“Everyone marries the Duke of Westminster. There are a lot of duchesses, but only one Coco Chanel.”

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”

“I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.”